Violet-Toothed Polypore
Trichaptum biforme
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Observations
June 30th, 2024 Schramm Park
Not Collected. Growing on dead Bitternut Hickory.
Observation by thefungiproject
May 15th, 2023 Indian Cave State Park
15
Growing on the lower trunk of Northern Red Oak near mixed oak/hickory woodland edge.
Observation by thefungiproject
July 11th, 2023 Indian Cave State Park
#180
- Growing abundantly on large downed Northern Red Oak in low, moist oak/hickory woodland draw.
- Cap with concentric pale purple bands.
- Hymenium toothed, with lilac sterile margin. Older specimens with a green algal component near the base spread out towards margin.
- Smell: reminiscent of a household cleaner.
- Taste: earthy (similar to Trametes versicolor).
- KOH: darkens surfaces on cap and olive-brown on hymenium.
GTCGTAACAAGGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATTAACGAGTTTTGAAGTGGGCTTGATGCTGGCTTGTAACAGAGCACTGTGCTCAGCCCCGCTCCAATCCATTCAACCCCTGTGCACTATTCGGAGTGTTGCAAGCTGAGACAATGTGGGGAGTGGTCCCGGTTGTATTTCTAATGCGACTTGGGCTTACTTTCAAACGGTCAAGGCTTGTCCTCCGGTTTATATTACAAACACTTTTATTGTCTTGTCGAATGTATTAGCCTCTCGTTAGGCGAAACTTAAATACAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACCTTGCGCTCCTTGGCTATTCCGAGGAGCATGCCTGTTTGAGTGTCATGTTAATATCAACTCTGATGGTTTTTGTTAACCATTGGATGTTGGACTTGGAGGTTCGTGCTGGCTGCAAAGTCGGCTCCTCTTGAATGCATTAGCTTGGACCTGTGCGCGTTTGCTAGCGGTGTAATACATTTTATTCACCACGGGCCGTGTCACTATTAGGGTCTGCTTCTAATCGTCCTTACCGGACAATAATAAACTTTATGACTCTGACCTCAAATCAGGTAGGACTACCCGCTGAACTTView MycoMap DNA Results
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Created May 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM and last updated May 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM